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polls for the series, continuously placing in the top ten and reaching fourth place in one poll. the last such poll was in 2011, in which shikamaru was in ninth place, behind sasori and ahead of hinata. merchandise based on shikamaru has also been released, including action figures, key chains, and patches in both his part i and part ii appearance. ntt customers voted him as their sixteenth favorite black haired male anime character. cyberconnect2 ceo hiroshi matsuyama referred to shikamaru as one of his favorite characters from naruto. several publications for manga, anime, video games,